US4417834A - Machine for drilling a double T profile - Google Patents

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US4417834A
US4417834A US06/109,974 US10997480A US4417834A US 4417834 A US4417834 A US 4417834A US 10997480 A US10997480 A US 10997480A US 4417834 A US4417834 A US 4417834A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
    • B23Q17/00—Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools
    • B23Q17/22—Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools for indicating or measuring existing or desired position of tool or work
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23B—TURNING; BORING
    • B23B41/00—Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work; Accessories specially adapted therefor
    • B23B41/003—Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work; Accessories specially adapted therefor for drilling elongated pieces, e.g. beams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
    • B23Q16/00—Equipment for precise positioning of tool or work into particular locations not otherwise provided for
    • B23Q16/001—Stops, cams, or holders therefor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T408/00—Cutting by use of rotating axially moving tool
    • Y10T408/21—Cutting by use of rotating axially moving tool with signal, indicator, illuminator or optical means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T408/00—Cutting by use of rotating axially moving tool
    • Y10T408/55—Cutting by use of rotating axially moving tool with work-engaging structure other than Tool or tool-support
    • Y10T408/564—Movable relative to Tool along tool-axis
    • Y10T408/5647—Movable relative to Tool along tool-axis including means to move Tool

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  • This invention relates to a method of drilling a double T profile and to a drilling machine therefor.
  • Drilling machines which have a stem scanning means so that rod-shaped tracers can be run from below into the profile to transfer a scanned measurement electronically to a control panel.
  • the exact center of the stem must be found by mathematical conversion. Accordingly, it has been proposed that tracers be run into the profile from above and below so that the center between two scanned values gives the center of the horizontal stem of the profile.
  • this process is relatively expensive.
  • the invention provides a method of drilling a profile, particularly a double T profile, as well as a drilling machine for drilling bores in the profile.
  • the method comprises the initial step of mounting a double T profile having a stem of a given thickness in a given position adjacent to a drill unit having a drill therein and an indicator positioned to indicate a drilling axis of the drill.
  • the method includes the steps of moving a tracer perpendicularly of the profile stem to abut the stem, of moving a scale connected to the tracer simultaneously with the tracer and relative to the indicator on the drill unit until the stem is abutted and of adjusting the scale and indicator relative to each other by an amount equal to one half the stem thickness whereby the resulting position of the indicator corresponds to the axis of the stem and aligns the drill axis with the stem axis. Thereafter, the drill unit is moved perpendicularly towards the profile to drill a bore into the stem.
  • the scale which is connected to the tracer has a zero line coincident with the stem-abutting surface of the tracer and the indicator is moved relative to the zero line by the amount above specified.
  • the scale may be moved relative to the tracer by the specified amount whereby the zero line then aligns with the axis of the stem of the profile.
  • the drilling machine is comprised of a means for mounting a double T profile having a stem of a given thickness thereon, a drill unit having a drill therein and an indicator positioned to indicate a drilling axis of the drill, a tracer mounted for movement perpendicularly of the profile stem to abut the stem and a scale connected to the tracer for moving therewith and being disposed to register with the indicator of the drill unit.
  • the scale is adjustable relative to the tracer in order to adjust the scale relative to the indicator on the drill unit.
  • an adjustment of the indicator relative to the drill may be used to adjust the indicator relative to the scale.
  • a television camera can be directed at the scale to transmit an image thereof and a remote monitor can be connected to the camera to display the transmitted image of the scale.
  • the monitor also has an indicator positioned to indicate a drilling axis of the drill and means are provided for adjusting the indicator relative to the displayed image of the scale on the monitor.
  • an arm can be connected to the tracer while a separate holder which is movably mounted on the arm is connected to the scale.
  • a second scale is mounted on one of the arm or holder and a second indicator is mounted on the other of the arm or holder. This second indicator is further disposed in register with the second scale to indicate the amount of relative movement between the first scale and the tracer.
  • the method it is possible to obtain values on the scale in a simple way which relate to the stem center of the profile so that conversion of measured values is unnecessary and the machine operator need not leave a central working position. Further, the method can be performed with slight changes to existing machines as the method requires little construction expense. Moreover, measurement and transfer errors are safely avoided.
  • the drawing schematically illustrates a drilling machine constructed in accordance with the invention.
  • the drilling machine is constructed so as to receive a double T profile 1 which lies thereon with a horizontal stem 1a of a given thickness and a pair of vertical flanges 1b, 1c.
  • the machine includes means for mounting the profile 1 thereon. This means is in the form of a pair of vertical clamping jaws 2a, 2b and rolls 3a, 3b. As indicated, the rolls 3a, 3b support the undersides of the flanges 1b, 1c so that the profile 1 can be run in the longitudinal direction when the clamping jaws 2a, 2b are released.
  • the machine has a drill unit 4 mounted astride the position of the profile 1 in order to drill bores into the stem 1a.
  • This drill unit 4 includes a twist drill 16 which is held by a drilling spindle 17 which, in turn, is actuated by a gear 18 connected to a motor 19.
  • the gear 18 and motor 19 are held by a cradle 20 which, in turn, is reciprocally movable within a carriage 21 axially of the axis of the drill 16.
  • the carriage 21 is, in turn, mounted on rails 22 so as to be movable vertically via suitable rolls (not shown). Suitable means are also provided for fixing the carriage 21 in place on the rails 22.
  • the rails 22 can be secured to the frame (not shown) of the drilling machine or to a further horizontally movable carriage of the drilling machine for movement along the length of the profile 1.
  • a rod-shaped tracer (probe) 5 is disposed below the profile 1 so as to move vertically and longitudinally relative to the profile 1.
  • the tracer 5 is formed by a vertical piston rod 6 which has a free end surface for movement into abuttment with the stem 1a as well as a cylinder 8 having the piston rod 6 slidably mounted therein.
  • the piston rod 6 carries a piston 7 within the cylinder 8 which can be actuated hydraulically.
  • the tracer 5 is situated in the proximity of the clamping jaw 2b so that the tracer 5 scans the underside of the stem 1a in the proximity of the flange 1c.
  • a similar rod-shaped tracer 9 may also be situated adjacent the other jaw 2a in parallel relation with the tracer 5.
  • This second tracer 9 cooperates with a second drilling unit (not shown) the drill of which is also arranged horizontally and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the profile 1.
  • a second drilling unit not shown
  • the drill of which is also arranged horizontally and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the profile 1.
  • the profile 1 may also have a stem which is disposed obliquely in relation to the flanges. Such stems can also be measured and indicated with the arrangement of the two tracers 5,9 on the two opposing sides of the stem 1a.
  • an arm 10 is connected to the piston rod 6 of the tracer 5 on the underside.
  • This arm 10 carries a holder 11 at the upper end such that the arm 10 and holder 11 are movable simultaneously with the piston rod 6.
  • the holder 11 is also adjustable in relation to the arm 10, or vice versa, in the direction of movement of the holder 11.
  • a scale 12 is attached to the holder 11 while an indicator 13 is attached to the arm 10 to lie in register with the scale 12. This permits the measurement of an adjustment between the arm 10 and holder 11 to be read off the scale 12.
  • the holder 11 also carries a vertical scale 14 on the side facing the drilling unit 4.
  • This scale 14 is in register with an indicator 15 which is carried on the drilling unit 4.
  • the indicator 15 is positioned to indicate the drilling axis of the drill 16 such that the axis of the drill 16 is flush with a zero line 23 of the indicator 15.
  • the tracer 5 is run from below into the profile 1 until the free end surface of the tracer 5 abuts the underside of the stem 1a.
  • the arm 10 and scale holder 11 are also shifted vertically upwards by the tracer 5.
  • the scale holder 11 is further shifted vertically upwards in relation to the arm 10 by a distance b corresponding to one half the width or thickness of the stem 1a.
  • the scale 12 is provided. This enables the center or zero line 23 of the scale 14 to be coplanar or flush with the center line of the stem 1a so that the exact position of the drill unit 4 is specified relative to the stem center on the scale 14 via the indicator 15.
  • the zero line 23 of the scale 14 and the indicator 15 need not be flush with the axis of the stem 1a when in an aligned position with the stem axis. Instead, the indicator 15 may be disposed above or below the zero line 23 of the scale 14 so long at they are displaced at the same distance in both cases.
  • the arm 10 can also be adjusted downwards in relation to the holder 11 by the distance b so that when the tracer 5 abuts the underside of the stem 1a, the zero line of the scale 14 is in alignment with the axis of the stem 1a.
  • the arm 10 can also be fixedly attached to the holder 11 and the indicator 15 can be adjusted downwards in relation to the drill unit 4 by the distance b or the drill unit 4 can be adjusted upwards in relation to the indicator 15 by the distance b so that the scale 14 and indicator 15 indicate the exact position of the drill 16 in relation to the stem axis.
  • a similar scale to the scale 12 can be provided for this adjustment of the drilling unit 4 and indicator 15 in relation to one another so that the exact measurement of an adjustment can be set corresponding to one half the stem width.
  • a television camera 24 can be directed at the scale 14 to transmit an image thereof in the area of the zero line 23 to a remote monitor 25 connected to the camera 24 in a suitable manner in order to display the transmitted image of the scale 14.
  • a monitor may be disposed at a central operating area such as a console or booth.
  • the camera can be used to display both the scale 14 and indicator 15 or the camera can be mounted to run with the drill unit 4 so as to form the indicator.
  • the monitor may also be provided with an indicator which is positioned to indicate the drilling axis of the drill.
  • the stem axis it is possible to set at the stem axis by adjusting the camera vertically downwards in relation to the scale 14 by one half the stem width.
  • this can also be achieved by a means for adjusting the indicator relative to the displayed image of the scale 14 on the monitor.
  • the indicator or indicator line
  • the monitor could show the scale 14 in an enlarged form, for example at a scale of from 1:4 to 1:6, a particularly exact setting is possible by adjustment at the monitor.
  • the invention thus provides a process for easily measuring a profile, particularly a double T profile, which is being worked in a machine such as a drilling machine via at least one drill unit (tool) which is mobile transversely to the longitudinal axis of the profile.
  • a drill unit tool

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US5458443A (en) * 1992-12-29 1995-10-17 Deutsche Aerospace Airbus Gmbh Automatic drilling tool especially for a robot
US5795113A (en) * 1996-08-07 1998-08-18 Black & Decker Inc. Optical unit for image projection and tool incorporating same
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